NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580.

460
Place in performance rating
271
27.97
Value for money (0-100)
35.62
Fermi 2.0
Architecture
Fermi
GF114
Code name
GF110
Desktop
Type
Desktop
20 February 2012 (9 years ago)
Release date
9 November 2010 (11 years ago)
$89.99
Launch price (MSRP)
$499
$170 (1.9x MSRP)
Price now
$37 (0.1x MSRP)
2.23
Value for money
2.64
GF114
GPU code name
GF110
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

288
Pipelines
512
736 MHz
Core clock speed
772 MHz
1,950 million
Transistor count
3,000 million
40 nm
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
150 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
244 Watt
35.33
Texture fill rate
49.4 billion/sec
847.9 gflops
Floating-point performance
1,581.1 gflops
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Maximum GPU temperature
97 °C
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CUDA cores
512
288
Pipelines / CUDA cores
512
1,950 million
Number of transistors
3,000 million
150 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
244 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
210 mm
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
2x 6-pin
Supplementary power connectors
One 6-pin and One 8-pin
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SLI options
+
no data
Bus support
PCI-E 2.0 x 16
no data
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
1 GB
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
192 Bit
Memory bus width
384 Bit
3828 MHz
Memory clock speed
2004 MHz (4008 data rate)
91.87 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
192.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580.

2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Display Connectors
Mini HDMITwo Dual Link DVI
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Multi monitor support
+
no data
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
no data
Audio input for HDMI
Internal
+
HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

no data
3D Vision
+
no data
CUDA
+
no data
Surround
+
no data
DSR
+

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

12 (11_0)
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.6
OpenGL
4.2
no data
Vulkan
+

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE

Less power consumption (150 Watt vs 244 Watt)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580

10.73% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($37 (0.1x MSRP) vs $170 (1.9x MSRP))

More pipelines (512 vs 288)

More maximum RAM amount (1536 MB vs 1 GB)

More memory bandwidth (192.4 GB/s vs 91.87 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 .

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 SE versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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3DMark Vantage Performance

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User rating

3.8 Out of 20 Hitesti Score
4.2 Out of 36 Hitesti Score